You might consider Michael McDonald one of the founding fathers of rock, pop, soul and commercial music; it’s hard to find a more influential musician whose fingerprints are on as many bands. The super groups Steely Dan (yes Michael was a member of the band when they toured in the early 70s) and the Doobie […]
It’s Wednesday and the work week has been going by slow. Here are a few rock and roll fun facts to get you a little more excited about the day… Be sure to visit Winslow, AZ before you leave this earth. If and when you do, you’ll find a life size statue “standing on the […]
What can you say about James Taylor that hasn’t already been said? He’s a Presidential Medal of Honor recipient, Grammy and Billboard winner, sits in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was once married to the beautiful Carly Simon! His classic songs “You’ve Got a Friend” and “Fire and Rain” are benchmarks for […]
Kenny Loggins was on AXS TV a few weeks ago with a music special called “Kenny Loggins and Friends,” reminding all of us of his prolific songwriting and contributions to movies. Kenny Loggins gave us many great movie songs – “Footloose” from movie of same name, “Danger Zone” from the ‘Top Gun’ movie, and of […]
It’s another Monday, our favorite day of the week. Don’t forget Mother’s day is May 14th, next Sunday! Here are your music headlines to kick off the week… The Eagles are taking a Mexican hotel to court, claiming their use of their song “Hotel California” is an infringement of their work. The hotel complex not […]
The iconic Eagles song “Hotel California” hit the carts in the 70s with a vengeance. The song solidified the band as one of the most influential folk/rock contributors of their time. Sadly, we’ve lost original member Glenn Frey, but the songs will live on forever. “Hotel California” is back in the news, but for a […]
Over the last few weeks we were all excited to hear the release of “Deliverance,” the posthumous release from Prince. Unfortunately things got sticky and Prince’s estate wanted to now allow us from hearing the album and five of the six songs were never released on the streaming services we expected them to be on. […]
Formed in the late 60s in Chicago, Walter Parazaider, Terry Kath, Danny Seraphine, James Pankow, Lee Loughnane and Robert Lamm started a movement that would change the direction of rock for decades to come. They combined horns and guitars to create a distinctive pop rock sound. Chicago would eventually sell over 100 million records world-wide, […]
’38 Special’ is one of the best bands to ever climb up on stage. “Hold On Loosely,” “Caught Up in You” and “Second Chance” are the tunes that made you turn the volume dial to 11 when it aired on your favorite radio station for sure. If catching 38 Special live in concert is still […]
Metallica is less than a week away from starting their WorldWired Tour in Baltimore, Maryland and they have decided to get it started in an exciting way. They will be streaming their rehearsal performance on May 9, the day before the tour begins. This is pretty exciting news for fans that want to see them […]